The Oregon Ducks narrowly defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes in a thrilling basketball game. Despite Ohio State's lead for over 18 minutes in the second half, Oregon ultimately prevailed thanks to strong performances from Jackson Shelstad and Nate Bittle.
Ohio State led for more than 18 minutes of the second half against No. 15 Oregon but could not prevail for a third ranked win this season. Guard Jackson Shelstad and forward Nate Bittle led the way for Oregon with 24 and 21 points. Four Buckeyes scored in double-figures as Bruce Thornton collected 20 points, John Mobley Jr. 16, Sean Stewart a career-high 14 and Micah Parrish 11.
Three-pointers from Mobley and Thornton surged Ohio State out to a 10-5 lead early, only for Oregon to respond with a 7-0 run. The Ducks responded with five straight points of their own, however, and from there the teams traded baskets a while. Tied at 23, the Buckeyes launched an 8-0 run to gain the first real separation of the game. Great passing found Stewart open for a two-handed slam, Royal splashed a 3-pointer and Parrish cashed in a layup. Four points from Bittle cut the lead back down to 32-27 Ohio State at halftime. Oregon sliced the edge down to 34-32 at the start of the second half, but a 7-0 Buckeye jaunt fueled by a Mobley triple and two Thornton makes pushed the advantage back to nine. Parrish sank two 3s to help hold it there as the Ducks swung back. Mobley hit a pass fake into a floater to make it 54-46, then Brandon Angel scored five in a row for Oregon to cut it back to five again. Thornton went between his legs to pull up off the dribble for a 3 and Ohio State led 57-51 at the under-eight media timeout. He then hit a mid-range jumper to make it 59-51. Down 61-53, the Ducks answered with a 6-0 run, only for Thornton to hit a pair of free throws then hit a defender with a nasty pump fake for a wide-open floater. Bittle and Keeshawn Barthelemy both hit threes for Oregon. Finally, a Shelstad triple gave the Ducks their first lead since 16-15 at 68-67. A TJ Bamba floater made it 70-67, but Ohio State wouldn't go quietly. Evan Mahaffey stuck back a Thornton miss, then the Bucks stole the ball and Mobley drew a foul, hitting both free throws to go up 71-70. But Shelstad drew a foul from Ques Glover the following possession and hit both free throws to put Oregon up 72-71 before Thornton missed a 3 on the other end and the Ducks ran out a win from there. Ohio State next travels to Wisconsin to play the Badgers in the Kohl Center. Tip-off is at 9 p.m. on Peacock
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